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C. Otherwise in the Public Interest
On April 17, 2020, the Cybersecurity &
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) published Version 3.0 of its ‘‘Guidance
on the Essential Critical Infrastructure
Workforce: Ensuring Community and
National Resilience in COVID–19 Response.’’
Although that guidance is advisory in nature,
it is designed to ensure ‘‘continuity of
functions critical to public health and safety,
as well as economic and national security.’’
In addition, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) has issued
recommendations (e.g., social distancing,
limiting assemblies) to limit the spread of
COVID–19.
EHNC stated, in part, that:
The Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.
pandemic response plan is based on [the
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) guidance
document] NEI 06–03, Pandemic Threat
Planning, Preparation, and Response
Reference Guide (Reference 4), which
recommends isolation strategies such as
sequestering, use of super crews or minimum
staffing as well as social distancing, group
size limitations and self-quarantining, in the
event of a pandemic, to prevent the spread
of the virus to the plant. NEI 06–03 provides
other mitigation strategies that serve the
public interest during a pandemic by
ensuring adequate staff is isolated from the
pandemic and remains healthy to perform
their job function.
Keeping [Beaver Valley] in operation
during the pandemic will help to support the
public need for reliable electricity supply to
cope with the pandemic. As the US
Departments of Homeland Security and
Energy have stated in their guidance, the
electric grid and nuclear plant operation
make up the nation’s critical infrastructure
similar to the medical, food,
communications, and other critical
industries. If the plant operation is impacted
because it cannot comply with the security
training requalification requirements while
isolation activities are in effect for essential
crew members, the area electrical grid would
lose this reliable source of baseload power.
In addition, [Beaver Valley] personnel could
face the added transient challenge of shutting
down their respective plant and possibly not
restarting it until the pandemic passes. This
does not serve the public interest in
maintaining a safe and reliable supply of
electricity.
EHNC stated that the requalification
activities for security personnel at Beaver
Valley must be rescheduled to allow
implementation of the EHNC pandemic
response plan mitigation strategies. In
addition, EHNC indicated that this
exemption would support the licensee’s
implementation of isolation activities (e.g.,
social distancing, group size limitations, and
self-quarantining) at Beaver Valley. EHNC
stated these actions serve the public interest
by ensuring adequate staff isolation and
maintaining staff health to perform their job
function during the COVID–19 PHE.
Based on the above and the NRC staff’s
aforementioned findings, the NRC staff
concludes that granting the temporary
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exemption is in the public interest because
it allows EHNC to maintain the required
security posture at Beaver Valley while the
facility continues to provide electrical power.
The exemption also enables EHNC to reduce
the risk of exposing essential security
personnel at Beaver Valley to COVID–19.
D. Environmental Considerations
NRC approval of this exemption request is
categorically excluded under 10 CFR
51.22(c)(25), and there are no special
circumstances present that would preclude
reliance on this exclusion. The NRC staff
determined, per 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(vi)(E),
that the requirements from which the
exemption is sought involve education,
training, experience, qualification,
requalification, or other employment
suitability requirements. The NRC staff also
determined that approval of this exemption
request involves no significant hazards
consideration because it does not authorize
any physical changes to the facility or any of
its safety systems, nor does it change any of
the assumptions or limits used in the facility
licensee’s safety analyses or introduce any
new failure modes; no significant change in
the types or significant increase in the
amounts of any effluents that may be released
offsite because this exemption does not affect
any effluent release limits as provided in the
facility licensee’s technical specifications or
by the regulations in 10 CFR part 20,
‘‘Standards for Protection Against
Radiation’’; no significant increase in
individual or cumulative public or
occupational radiation exposure because this
exemption does not affect limits on the
release of any radioactive material or the
limits provided in 10 CFR part 20 for
radiation exposure to workers or members of
the public; no significant construction impact
because this exemption does not involve any
changes to a construction permit; and no
significant increase in the potential for or
consequences from radiological accidents
because this exemption does not alter any of
the assumptions or limits in the facility
licensee’s safety analysis. In addition, the
NRC staff determined that there would be no
significant impacts to biota, water resources,
historic properties, cultural resources, or
socioeconomic conditions in the region. As
such, there are no special circumstances
present that would preclude reliance on this
categorical exclusion. Therefore, pursuant to
10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact
statement or environmental assessment need
be prepared in connection with the approval
of this exemption request.
IV. Conclusions
Accordingly, the NRC has determined that
pursuant to 10 CFR part 73.5, the exemption
is authorized by law, will not endanger life
or property or the common defense and
security, and is otherwise in the public
interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby
grants EHNC’s request to exempt Beaver
Valley from the requirements for periodic
requalification of security personnel in
paragraphs B.5.(a), C.3.(l)(1), D.1.(b)(3),
D.2.(a), E.1.(c), E.1.(f), and F.5.(a) of 10 CFR
part 73, Appendix B, Section VI. This
exemption expires 90 days after the end of
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the COVID–19 PHE, or December 31, 2020,
whichever occurs first.
Dated: May 19, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger, Director,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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PEACE CORPS
Submission for OMB Emergency
Review: Request for Comments
Peace Corps.
Notice of information
collection—OMB emergency review and
request for comments requested.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peace Corps has
submitted the following information
collection request, utilizing emergency
review procedures, to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 and OMB regulations. OMB
approval has been requested by the
Office of Strategic Information, Research
and Planning (OSIRP). OMB is
particularly interested in comments
that: Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; Evaluate the accuracy
of the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
DATES: Comments on this proposal for
emergency review should be received by
May 22, 2020. If granted, the emergency
approval is only valid for 180 days. We
are requesting OMB to take action
within two calendar days from the close
of this Federal Register Notice on the
request for emergency review.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
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Officer for the Peace Corps or sent via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov
or faxed to (202) 395–3086.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Virginia Burke, FOIA Officer, Peace
Corps, 1275 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20526, (202) 692–1887,
or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.13. The Peace Corps plans
to follow this emergency request with a
submission for a 3 year approval
through OMB’s normal PRA clearance
process. We are seeking an emergency
clearance to allow us to collect
information from Returned Peace Corps
Volunteers.
Title: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
Evacuation Survey.
OMB control number: Pending.
Type of Request: New Emergency
Review.
Affected public: Volunteers, Trainees,
and Response Volunteers, who were
recently evacuated from their countries
of service in response to the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic.
Respondents’ obligation to reply:
Voluntary.
Burden to the public:
a. Number of respondents: 7,000.
b. Frequency of response: 1.
c. Completion time: 15 Minutes.
d. Annual burden hours: 1,750.
e. Estimated cost to respondents:
$0.00.
This notice issued in Washington, DC, on
May 20, 2020.
Virginia Burke,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer/Management.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–88902; File No. SR–
CboeBYX–2020–015]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe
BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Certain Rules in Connection With the
Exchange’s Disciplinary Process
May 19, 2020.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on May 8,
2020, Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BYX’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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(the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the
proposal as a ‘‘non-controversial’’
proposed rule change pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 3 and
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.4 The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (the
‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘BYX’’) proposes to
amend certain rules in connection with
the Exchange’s disciplinary process.
The text of the proposed rule change is
provided in Exhibit 5.
The text of the proposed rule change
is also available on the Exchange’s
website (https://markets.cboe.com/us/
equities/regulation/rule_filings/byx/), at
the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary,
and at the Commission’s Public
Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for
the proposed rule change and discussed
any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these
statements may be examined at the
places specified in Item IV below. The
Exchange has prepared summaries, set
forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
the most significant aspects of such
statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend
Rule 8.8 in connection with the timing
before which an offer of settlement
becomes final, to amend Rule 8.10 in
connection with the Board’s review of
offers of settlement, and to amend Rule
8.11 to be consistent with the
corresponding rules of the Exchange’s
affiliated exchanges, Cboe Exchange,
Inc. (‘‘Cboe Options’’) and Cboe C2
Exchange, Inc. (‘‘C2’’).5
3 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
5 See Cboe Options Rule 13.11. The Exchange
notes that C2 incorporates Cboe Options
Disciplinary rules by reference.
First, the Exchange proposes to
amend Rule 8.8 which governs offers of
settlement during a disciplinary
proceeding pursuant to Chapter 8
(Discipline). Specifically, it proposes to
amend the timing for which the Chief
Regulatory Officer’s (‘‘CRO’’) decision
regarding an offer shall become final
pursuant to Rule 8.8(a). Rule 8.8(a)
currently provides that a Respondent
may submit to the CRO a written offer
of settlement, and the CRO may accept
an offer of settlement, and, in doing so,
issues a decision, including findings
and conclusions and imposing a
penalty, consistent with the terms of
such offer. Pursuant to Rule 8.8(a), the
CRO may also reject an offer of
settlement and the matter then proceeds
as if such offer had not been made.
According to Rule 8.8(a), a decision of
the CRO issued upon acceptance of an
offer of settlement as well as the
determination of the CRO whether to
accept or reject such an offer does not
currently become final until 20 business
days after such decision is issued, and
the Respondent may not seek review
thereof.
The Exchange proposes to eliminate
the 20-business day timeframe before
which the CRO’s determination and
decision in connection with an offer of
settlement becomes final. This is
consistent with the corresponding offer
of settlement rules of the Exchange’s
affiliated exchanges, Cboe Options and
C2,6 which do not have any such
waiting period before which the CRO’s
acceptance (and accompanying
decision) or rejection of an offer of
settlement becomes final. In addition to
providing consistency between the rules
of the affiliated exchanges, the proposed
rule change also removes a process that
unnecessarily prolongs disciplinary
proceedings. Where a matter could be
either immediately closed or continued
to the next steps of the proceedings
upon the CRO’s acceptance or rejection,
respectively, of an offer of settlement,
the current process unnecessarily leaves
a matter open.
Second, and in line with the proposed
rule change to Rule 8.8, the Exchange
also proposes to remove Rule 8.8 offers
of settlement from the list of certain
procedural decisions in Rule 8.10 that
may be reviewed by the Board on its
own initiative within 20 business days
after the issuance of the decision. This
is also consistent with the
corresponding disciplinary review rules
of Cboe Options and C2, which do not
include offers of settlement as decisions
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6 See Cboe Options Rule 13.8(a). The Exchange
notes that C2 incorporates Cboe Options
Disciplinary rules by reference.
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PEACE CORPS
Submission for OMB Emergency Review: Request for Comments
AGENCY: Peace Corps.
ACTION: Notice of information collection--OMB emergency review and
request for comments requested.
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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps has submitted the following information
collection request, utilizing emergency review procedures, to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and OMB
regulations. OMB approval has been requested by the Office of Strategic
Information, Research and Planning (OSIRP). OMB is particularly
interested in comments that: Evaluate whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and Minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.
DATES: Comments on this proposal for emergency review should be
received by May 22, 2020. If granted, the emergency approval is only
valid for 180 days. We are requesting OMB to take action within two
calendar days from the close of this Federal Register Notice on the
request for emergency review.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
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Officer for the Peace Corps or sent via email to
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-3086.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Burke, FOIA Officer, Peace
Corps, 1275 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20526, (202) 692-1887, or
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.13. The Peace Corps plans to follow this emergency request
with a submission for a 3 year approval through OMB's normal PRA
clearance process. We are seeking an emergency clearance to allow us to
collect information from Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Title: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Evacuation Survey.
OMB control number: Pending.
Type of Request: New Emergency Review.
Affected public: Volunteers, Trainees, and Response Volunteers, who
were recently evacuated from their countries of service in response to
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic.
Respondents' obligation to reply: Voluntary.
Burden to the public:
a. Number of respondents: 7,000.
b. Frequency of response: 1.
c. Completion time: 15 Minutes.
d. Annual burden hours: 1,750.
e. Estimated cost to respondents: $0.00.
This notice issued in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2020.
Virginia Burke,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer/Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-11267 Filed 5-22-20; 8:45 am]
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